Markey, Warren Rally In Fall River For Philips Lighting Workers
FALL RIVER (CBS/AP) — Top Democratic elected officials and union representatives rallied in Fall River Saturday morning to support Philips Lighting workers.
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey, and U.S. Representatives Joseph Kennedy and Bill Keating were among those who attended the Saturday morning rally.
The event was planned to support the 160 workers who organizers say will lose their jobs when Philips Lighting closes their Fall River facility and moves production to Mexico and Canada.
The elected officials are calling on the company to reconsider their decision.
"I will fight shoulder to shoulder with you. We will not give up. The fight has just begun!" Markey told the crowd.
Victoria Horak, the daughter of a worker, shared her concerns.
"There's no reason to do this to people, loving people who care about their jobs," Horak said.
Warren told WBZ-TV: "This just isn't right."
Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Steve Tolman, and IBEW International Vice President Mike Monahan also attended Saturday's rally.
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